Plassenburg, Kulmbach
Plassenburg
A Renaissance castle atop a hill in Kulmbach, the beer town. The arcades of the “Beautiful Courtyard” are finely carved, and the castle houses the world's largest tin soldier museum.
Plassenburg was an important fortress of the Hohenzollern family in Franconia. It was rebuilt in the Renaissance style in the 16th century. The four-story arcades of its inner courtyard, the Schöner Hof (Beautiful Courtyard), are covered in reliefs and are considered among Germany's most beautiful Renaissance courtyards. The castle holds the German Toy Soldier Museum, which has about 300,000 tin figures, along with an exhibition on the Hohenzollern margraves and a military museum. You can walk up from the old town or take the summer shuttle. It is about 25 km from Bayreuth.
Opening hours
April–October 09:00–18:00; winter 10:00–16:00
Nearby sights
- Kulmbacher Mönchshof Museums
- Schloss Fantaisie
- Bayreuth Festspielhaus
- Sanspareil Rock Garden & Zwernitz Castle
- Maisel's Bier-Erlebnis-Welt
- Holy Trinity Town Church
- Margravial Opera House
- Maximilianstraße & Old Town